George Washington slept here! New Bern was founded in 1710 by Swiss and German Palantine immigrants. It was named for the capital of Switzerland and served as the first capitol of North Carolina. We enjoyed poking around the visitors center and various spots in this historic town. It’s a place to which we’re likely to return, especially to visit Tyron Palace and the Birthplace of Pepsi!
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.
September 22, 2014
Hi Steve & Karen,
Good talking to you at the KOA, in Bridgeton, we got home yesterday, it rained hard
Saturday night, but stopped before dawn.
We have a common interest in 2 ways, genealogy & kayaking, although our real
passion is sailing our 27 ft. Sailboat.
The pictures on your web site are excellent, what did you take them with ?
My guess would be an I-pad.
Dave Cass